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Janice Nicholas is one of many blind Canadians holding responsible jobs and living a normal life
Janice Nicholas is one of many blind Canadians holding responsible jobs and living a normal life

Janice Nicholas is one of many blind Canadians holding responsible jobs and living a normal life

Date2/17/1967
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Original Toronto Star caption: Janice Nicholas is one of many blind Canadians holding responsible jobs and living a normal life. She is dictaphone typist for the federal government; and is seen here getting some help from Mrs. Bert Taylor. Jan became blind at age 15 through a car accident. She took Grade 11 and 12 at the Ontario School for the Blind and a typing course at the CNIB in Toronto. Jan loves office work.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0020933F
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